John Ioannidis, the “scourge of sloppy science” has documented again and again that the safeguards being introduced into the biomedical literature against untrustworthy findings are usually inconsistent and ineffective. In Ioannidis’ most recent report ,Category Archives: trial registration
Stalking a Cheshire cat: Figuring out what happened in a psychotherapy intervention trial
John Ioannidis, the “scourge of sloppy science” has documented again and again that the safeguards being introduced into the biomedical literature against untrustworthy findings are usually inconsistent and ineffective. In Ioannidis’ most recent report ,Posted by in abridged somatization disorder, clinical trials, CONSORT, critical appraisal, featured, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, mental health care, peer review, primary care, protection of human subjects, psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, psychotherapy, somatization, treatment as usual, trial registration
Amazingly spun mindfulness trial in British Journal of Psychiatry: How to publish a null trial
Since when is “mindfulness therapy is not inferior to routine primary care” newsworthy? Spinning makes null results a virtue to be celebrated…and publishable. An article reporting a RCT of group mindfulness therapy Sundquist, J., Lilja, Å., Palmér, K., Memon, … Continue reading
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